Compare the three ways to buy

The payment, the cash to close, and what is left to pay

Cash to Close
Assumption

Assumption only

$945/mo
Lowest payment
Down payment
$388,131
Funds due
$400,507
Interest + MI left
$8,637
First ends
Mar 2045
Assumption

Assumption + second

$3,438/mo
+$2,493/mo
Down payment
$40,131
Funds due
$55,752
Interest + MI left
$558,158
First ends
Mar 2045
New loan

New conventional

$3,413/mo
+$2,468/mo
Down payment
$40,131
Funds due
$52,223
Interest + MI left
$545,766
First ends
Jan 2057

Monthly payment

The initial total housing payment for each option.

Assumption onlyAssumption + secondNew conventional
First mortgage$11,869$11,869$359,869
Second mortgage—$348,000—
First P&I$90.11$90.11$2,491.66
Second P&I—$2,493.11—
Mortgage insurance$5.71$5.71$71.97
Taxes, insurance & HOA$849.33$849.33$849.33
Total housing payment$945.15$3,438.27$3,412.97

Cash to close

Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.

Down payment$40,131
Closing costs & prepaids$15,622
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$55,752
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$55,752
Assumption fee$1,800.00
Credit report$250.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$4,000.00
Title & settlement$1,825.00
Recording fee$100.00
Second-loan charges$1,250.00
Home insurance (12 months up front)$1,800.00
Insurance escrow (3 months)$450.00
Property tax escrow (3 months)$2,098.00
Prepaid interest, first (27 days)$53.73
Prepaid interest, second (27 days)$1,995.04

Prepaids include a year of home insurance up front, three months of taxes and insurance in escrow, and 27 days of interest to the end of the closing month.

What is left to pay

The seller already paid down the early, interest-heavy years.

Remaining first mortgage at closing18 yr 3 moOf the original 20-year loan at 6.120%
Interest already paid$1,305Through Dec 2026
Assumption only · ends Mar 2045$8,637
Assumption + second · ends Mar 2045, second Jan 2057$558,158
New conventional · ends Jan 2057$545,766